9th grade --> week 8 (Oct 26-30)

2015 workbook

Monday

• What is empathy? Tolerance? Compassion?

Tuesday

What are 5 easy acts of kindness we can do every day?

• Choose one of the following people to read about AFTER you have watched the YouTube clips.
• Helen Keller
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1uLfF35Uw
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbCk_DQCOp4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ch_H8pt9M8 
• Arthur Ashe
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIB5VH3h6vA
• Oprah Winfrey
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pZcmdGyImQ&feature=related 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVwHwGHqBrE  
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HdzWPcFEyE&feature=relmfu
• Read on your person
• Divide into groups. Make sure that you have at least one person who read about each person. Go over reading questions. Make sure that each person in your group has ALL the answers.

Wednesday

What are 5 acts of kindness you did yesterday?

• Finish reading group questions
• Remember the Titans 

Thursday
What was something kind someone did for you yesterday?

• Acts of Kindness article
• Remember the Titans

Friday
What was something kind you did for someone yesterday? Check out this site!

• Class discussion on empathy, tolerance and compassion in movie and readings